Attention Zoom call users! CERT warns about serious vulnerabilities; Here's how you can secure them

Zoom is one of the most common video and audio conferencing tools that are used for professional communication. Employees working remotely usually use the platform to communicate with their colleagues and teams. If you are also regularly using Zoom for audio and video conferencing calls. Then, there is a warning from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In you should know about. 

What CERT has said? 

According to government body's report, "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Zoom products which could be exploited by an attacker to perform escalate priviledges and denial of service (DoS) attack on the targeted system. Different versions of the Zoom app have 'Medium' severity and once exploited can let attackers access the targeted system. 

Attacked versions 

Zoom Desktop Client for Windows prior to version 5.17. 10

Zoom Desktop Client for macOS prior to version 5.17. 10

Zoom Desktop Client for Linux prior to version 5.17. 10

Reason of these vulnerabilities 

The reason exist due to improper privilege management in various Zoom products that is Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Zoom Desktop Client for macOS, Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Zoom Desktop Client for Linux.

Why you should worry? 

With improper privilege management and XSS issues, these vulnerabilities post significant risks to user privacy and system security. 

How to secure? 

So, the government body has advised users to install the latest version of Zoom app on their devices.